Archives: Segments
WHYY's Nina Feldman gives us an update on the legal battles over supervised injection sites in Philadelphia.
6 years ago
Listen 13:30How researchers and advocates of color are forging their own paths in psychedelic-assisted therapy
After a long history of erasure, communities of color are reclaiming psychedelic traditions to heal from trauma.
6 years ago
Listen 11:54Losing your friends, and maybe your mind, in the Pinelands
Two friends dropping acid on an annual camping trip, what could possibly go wrong?
6 years ago
Listen 7:185 lessons one doctor learned from the times he almost died
How five near-death experiences drove David Fajgenbaum to live his life to the fullest, and discover a novel treatment for Castleman's disease.
6 years ago
Listen 18:16Philadelphia’s famous drag queen, Martha Graham Cracker, stops by to talk about the rumors of retirement, her new album, and what's next.
6 years ago
Listen 17:00Kiley Reid’s debut novel Such a Fun Age, is receiving wide praise for being both a page-turner and a book that tackles the weighty issues of race and class.
6 years ago
Listen 32:00What happens when academics fly less to conferences?
Sometimes, it means better conferences, as collaboration and access improve.
6 years ago
Listen 08:09Democratic primary debate: round five
We talk about what the candidates said and the policies discussed at last night's Democratic primary debate.
6 years ago
Feed a goat, save a tree — or a whole yard’s worth
When English ivy vines threatened her family’s "private park," a homeowner enlisted some hungry, four-legged assistants.
6 years ago
Listen 03:55On the tree farm, a Christmas favorite thrives. In the wild, it struggles
The balsam wooly adelgid has devastated Appalachia’s native Fraser firs. On a North Carolina farm, their domesticated cousins grow with TLC.
6 years ago
Listen 06:41The British election is just two days away. With Brexit on the line, it’s said to be the most important election since WWII. Whichever ...
6 years ago
Listen 17:00Political journalist Robert Costa
We begin today’s show by listening to Marty’s conversation with Washington Post White House reporter and host of PBS’s “ ...
6 years ago
Listen 32:00Political journalist Robert Costa
6 years ago
Dental school grads find it hard to beat back student debt
Dentistry can be a lucrative career, but some say rising tuition costs mean massive loans to pay off in a changing market for care.
6 years ago
Listen 11:14Why mandated nurse-to-patient ratios have become one of the most controversial ideas in health care
The issue has divided nurses, confounded voters, and prompted a multimillion-dollar backlash by the hospital industry. Even research on the impact of ratio laws has been split
6 years ago
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